On 05Apr2012 03:05, Oleg Broytman <phd@phdru.name> wrote: | On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 12:52:00PM -0700, Ethan Furman wrote: | > Forced? I do not use Python to be forced to use one style of | > programming over another. | | Then it's strange you are using Python with its strict syntax | (case-sensitivity, forced indents), ubiquitous exceptions, limited | syntax of lambdas and absence of code blocks (read - forced functions), | etc. But exceptions are NOT ubiquitous, nor should they be. They're a very popular and often apt way to handle certain circumstances, that's all. -- Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ On the one hand I knew that programs could have a compelling and deep logical beauty, on the other hand I was forced to admit that most programs are presented in a way fit for mechanical execution, but even if of any beauty at all, totally unfit for human appreciation. - Edsger W. Dijkstra